Neighborhood Authors Series

This month’s episode is all about the explosions in Hagley’s Powderyards. Hagley’s own Richard Templeton sat down with Ben Spohn to discuss his 2020 book Across the Creek: Black Powder Explosions on the Brandywine. Templeton’s book focuses on the lives of the 235 men, two women, and one child who lost their lives in explosions at Hagley. Using Hagley’s own sources ranging from pay recorded in peti...

Denise Clemons discusses her book, A Culinary History of Southern Delaware with Hagley’s Ben Spohn . By Clemons’ own estimation, Southern Delaware begins somewhere below the C&D canal where the suburban sprawl surrounding Wilmington ends and the rest of the state begins. This area consisting of only two counties- Kent and Sussex- is small yet mighty. In this conversation Clemons traces the history...

In the inaugural episode of our Neighborhood Author Series, Hagley’s Ben Spohn interviews Josh Hitchens about his 2024 book, Eerie Delaware: Chilling Tales from the First State. Hitchens talks about his writing and research process, with an eye on how he used the archive and historical sources to write a book about ghosts, folklore, and even a little bit of true crime. He also talks about the allu...

New podcast series from the Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society at the Hagley Museum and Library! THE NEIGHBORHOOD AUTHORS SERIES Series premier October 31st